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Pumpkin Fondue

Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 2 hours
Total Time 2 hours 10 minutes
Servings: 4
Course: Appetizer, Side Dish
Cuisine: American

Ingredients
  

  • 1 5 lb sugar pumpkin or any small round pumpkin
  • 12 oz cheese – a combo of Gruyere Gouda and cheddar (4oz of each or more or less)
  • Corn starch
  • Garlic
  • 2 tbsp cooking wine
  • Olive oil
  • Salt and pepper
  • Crackers or bread for dipping

Method
 

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees
  2. Prep your pumpkin: With a sharp knife, cut off the lid and scoop out the seeds and membranes. Drizzle some olive oil on the inside with some black pepper. Bake for 1 1/2 to 2 hours (for a 5-pound pumpkin), slightly more or less time depending on the size of your pumpkin. Just check it from time to time. When the pumpkin is tender, remove it from the oven and take off its lid.
  3. Increase oven heat to 400 degrees
  4. In a bowl, mix the grated cheeses with the corn flour, garlic, salt and pepper until completely coated. Add the cheese mix into the pumpkin, pour the wine on top and return the pumpkin to the oven and bake for 20-30 mins or until the fondue is melted and bubbling. Take out and stir to fully combine.
  5. Eat with spoons, scooping out chunks of soft, roasted pumpkin along with the melted cheese. Serve with a baguette and crackers.
    Enjoy!